What color is #55495E?

#55495E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55495E?

The RGB value is 85, 73, 94: 85 red, 73 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55495E?

The complementary color is #525E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55495E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55495E color

#55495E rgb(85, 73, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #55495E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 28.6% green and 36.9% blue (85, 73, 94).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#55495E color codes

HEX	`#55495E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 73, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 28.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 22%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 22%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.93, 9.57, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.93, 14.19, 312.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.149, 7.505, 11.607)`
Decimal	`5589342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55495E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #55495E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55495E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #55495E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55495e; }
.text { color: #55495e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55495e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 73 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55495e, #5e495d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #55495E?: #55495E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55495E?: The RGB value is 85, 73, 94: 85 red, 73 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55495E?: The complementary color is #525E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55495E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.